Chapter 564 Just a clown
“Hello, Your Excellency Salman, it’s a pleasure to meet you. I am Pinkov, the most famous military reporter in the world.” Pinkov looked at the people opposite with excitement on his face.
There were many people at the air show, so he was lucky to see Salman. People in the Middle East are very rich. If he helps introduce people here, he can earn a good salary.
Although he is a famous military reporter, Pingkov is not yet developed and often worries about his wallet.
“Famous military reporter?” Salman’s man next to him asked: “What articles have you written?”
"A few years ago, I predicted that Dongfang would purchase the Varyag for military purposes. Now the facts have proven my prediction. I have made many predictions, and in the end, the facts have proved that my prediction was correct. !”
This is what Pinkov is most proud of, he is a great prophet!
“Okay, Mr. Pinkov, can you predict the performance of the J-31A fighter that will be the first to perform a flight demonstration?” Salman became interested.
J-31A fighter?
Pingkov cleared his throat and introduced seriously: "Everyone, the aviation industry cannot be established in a day. Whether it is the United States or Europe, they all have a profound foundation and have developed step by step until now. Mingzhou Group used to It has never been involved in the aviation industry, and even the entire Eastern aviation industry is the worst, so the fighters they develop are just appearance goods, with a deceptive appearance, but actually do not have very strong performance."
Salman’s face slowly darkened.
They have already set their sights on the J-31A and have signed a contract. Of course they want to hear good things about this fighter. The person in front of them actually belittles this fighter in this way, which is very disappointing.
"Just a few years ago, Dongfang was still in the era of J-7 and J-8. In order to improve the level of their aviation industry, they specially imported Su-27 fighters and production lines from Damao. This aircraft is the most advanced in Dongfang. Of course. , restricted by the contract they signed at the time, they could only use it for themselves and could not export it, so they created a low-end product to occupy the market."
Low-end goods?
“Isn’t the stealth machine the most high-end?”
"Yes, the stealth aircraft is the most high-end, but the Eastern one is not." Pingkov continued: "Everyone, the US Air Force has formulated the standards for the fourth generation aircraft, which is four S, supersonic cruise, super maneuverability, low Detectability and beyond-visual-range combat capability. Looking at the J-31A again, apart from its unproven stealth capabilities, there is nothing else. This aircraft just fools those who don’t understand. people…"
Salman's face became even more ugly, and his assistant quickly took out a gold watch: "Mr. Pinkov, your analysis is very good, but we have other things to do, so let's stop here!"
Pingkov looked at the gold watch in surprise, then looked at the figures of several people who had left. He rolled his eyes, suddenly thought of something, and followed.
There were a lot of people, and Pingkov followed them from a distance without arousing any alertness from the other party. When he saw those people actually walking to the J-31A booth, he suddenly thought of something and was secretly happy.
News, this is definitely big news! He finally found valuable news. When this report is published, it will definitely cause a sensation around the world, and he, a military reporter, will become famous because of it.
When Salman and others walked to the J-31A booth, Qin Tao had just finished chatting with his father-in-law and planned to wander around again. Seeing that Salman and others had unhappy faces, Qin Tao also felt a little bit. Wondered.
“Guys, what happened?”
“Qin, does this fighter of yours have the characteristics of a fourth-generation fighter? How much can this fighter of yours satisfy the performance of a fourth-generation fighter?”
Are you actually dissatisfied with the performance of the aircraft?
Qin Tao looked at these guests with some surprise: "Everyone, haven't we clearly introduced the specific performance of the aircraft to you? Since you want to compare with the performance of the Four S, let's talk about it. , for example, the most outrageously boasted supersonic cruise capability, in our eyes, this is completely useless.”
Supersonic cruise is useless?
Salman and others opened their eyes wide.
"Ordinary fighter jets need to use afterburner to fly at supersonic speeds, but Americans rely on their powerful engine performance to achieve supersonic speeds without using afterburner, and then use this indicator as the basic standard for fourth-generation aircraft. "Qin Tao said: "It sounds very powerful, allowing the fighter plane to reach the battlefield in a shorter time. However, this comes at the expense of the fighter plane's range. Even if the afterburner is not turned on, its fuel consumption is still higher than that of an ordinary Asian fighter jet. The fuel consumption of flying at the speed of sound is much greater. According to American standards, their F-22 fighter jet can fly at a speed of Mach 1.5 for half an hour. You can do a simple calculation. It can usually fly two to three thousand kilometers on fuel, which is exceeded. The sonic cruise was burned out at a thousand kilometers!”
Supersonic cruising is of course awesome, but it requires powerful engines to support it. In fact, no other aircraft in the world can do it except the F-22. As for some aircraft proudly claiming their own supersonic cruising The capability is actually pseudo-supercruise, because it can only exceed Mach 1.3, because this speed is the speed with the greatest supersonic resistance. Only when it reaches 1.4 or above can it be called true supersonic cruise.
Even without afterburner, the fuel consumption rate will be very high.
When these data were laid out, Salman and others reacted. Looking at it this way, it is indeed useless.
"Supersonic cruise can only be achieved by a twin-engine fighter. Our J-31A does not have this capability, nor does the JSF developed by the Americans. They have also realized that this performance is useless. So we don’t insist anymore. Compared with supersonic cruise, it is more important for a fighter jet to fly farther.”
At first, they felt that they had been fooled by Pingkov in this way, but after Qin Tao's explanation, everyone came to their senses.
“Who did you hear bragging about supersonic cruise?”
Our own fighters are not bad in other capabilities, but they do not have supersonic cruise. Qin Tao is very surprised. He doesn't know who instilled such a theory into them.
“There is a military strategist named Pinkov,” said Salman’s aide.
Pingkov? It is indeed this guy!
"You probably don't know that Pingkov had some conflicts when we were having dinner last night." Qin Tao said: "So, Pingkov started to slander us everywhere."
Is there still this one? Isn't that Pingkov going too far? You have such a strong sense of revenge that you actually deceive yourself?
Salman and others all looked ugly.
"At that time, when we heard Pinkov bragging about IDF fighter jets, we made a fair evaluation. As a result, Pinkov and others couldn't argue with us, so they left angrily. At that time, they even made harsh words to slander our aircraft. , I didn’t expect that they would actually go to you and slander me.”
IDF fighter plane? Of course, Salman didn't know what kind of aircraft this was, but the cause and effect of these things was clear.
"I'm very sorry that we listened to Pinkov's lies. We are very satisfied with your fighter aircraft. We look forward to equipping this kind of fighter aircraft as soon as possible in the future!" Salman was very embarrassed: "If the research and development funds for the fighter aircraft are If it’s not enough, we can continue to invest money.”
The day's visit was over and after returning to the hotel, Salman began to get to know the IDF fighter jets.
“IDon’tFly?” Salman was very curious after listening to the introduction of his subordinates: “No wonder they are so dissatisfied, Mr. Qin’s evaluation is too high!”
Salman had a smile on his face. Mr. Qin is so powerful. If you say this about people, no wonder they will slander them everywhere. However, considering the relationship between the two parties, no matter how high the evaluation is, it cannot be overestimated.
"How they evaluate it is their business, but that Pinkov actually found us and slandered international fighter jets in front of us. This is very excessive." The assistant said.
“Yes, we will not make friends with this kind of person in the future, and we will not welcome him to our country!” Salman said.
"Report!" At this moment, another subordinate ran over: "We have just received news that Pinkov is disclosing to the media our purchase of J-31A fighters!"
“What?” Salman’s expression suddenly changed.
They have indeed invested in the J-31A fighter jets and even plan to introduce the production line in the future. However, for now, this project is still secret and it is not convenient to announce it to the outside world, so as not to cause serious dissatisfaction in the United States and maintain a superficial peace.
Unexpectedly, Pingkov actually disclosed it. How did he know?
"Damn, this guy is really full of bad ideas. How can there be such a person in the world!" Salman was very annoyed.
With Pinkov’s disclosure, the news spread rapidly. It spread to the entire group participating in the air show that night, and the next day, it spread all over the world!
●Big dog investors have invested huge sums of money to support the J-31A project!
Their final purchase quantity will exceed 300 aircraft!
These news began to spread all over the sky. Although most of them were speculation and speculation, it had a huge impact on the big dogs.
“Mr. Salman, it is very foolish for you to purchase Eastern fighter jets.” Witcher-Fowler immediately made serious criticism when he met Salman for the first time.
"Currently, your fighter planes are all made by us in the United States and have formed a complete system. If you purchase Dongfang's fighter planes, then the data links, missiles, etc. will not be compatible. For you, these fighters are Even though they have been procured, they do not have any combat capabilities, and they cannot be integrated into your existing system."
To be fair, these words are correct. Fighters alone do not have very high combat capabilities. Big dogs even have good things like early warning aircraft, but they are all made in the United States. Aircraft from the East are destined to be impossible to integrate into them.
“Really? Can we get the first batch of your JSF fighter jets?” Salman had a smile on his face.
"I'm sorry, judging from the current situation here, there is no need for you to obtain this kind of stealth fighter. You can already obtain sufficient air superiority with your existing aircraft." Fowler said confidently.
“Really? Then why is the Kingdom of David qualified to obtain this kind of aircraft? Isn’t their current air superiority strong enough?”
Salman’s words were filled with anger. Why can the Kingdom of David have it but we can’t purchase it?
“I’m sorry, this is a major matter related to global strategy.”
"I'm not sorry. This is because you don't want us to be stronger than David. Since you don't provide it, why can't we buy it through a third party?" Salman said: "Just like when we asked you It’s the same as asking for ballistic missiles, but you don’t agree. Then we can only find countries that are willing to export to us. We are not your puppets yet. We have the right to decide our own national defense policy! We purchase from outside parties, and it is not your turn. Come and give me some advice!”
In the 1990s, the relationship between the two parties was actually not good, so now, Salman's tone is not polite. After finishing speaking, he left without looking back, leaving Fowler in a mess.
what happened? The other party actually doesn't care about his own attitude at all?
Back in the splendid office, Salman was still angry.
As a sovereign country, the procurement of fighter jets is their own business. It is not the turn of others to make irresponsible remarks. What makes them most angry is that they are treated differently by so-called allies.
This kind of pressure only strengthened his belief: they must purchase advanced Dongfang fighter aircraft. They had no other motive than that this aircraft was a fourth-generation aircraft and could be stealthy!
"Your Excellency Salman, Morris, the sales representative of Dassault, wants to see you." The assistant said to him.
Dassault?
Salman frowned: "What are they here for? But let's invite them in."
Actually, he could already vaguely guess Morris's purpose.
Morris, who was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, walked in with a smile: "Sir Salman, I heard that you are looking for fighter jets other than American-made fighter jets all over the world. Our Dassault Rafale fighter is your best. choose!"
Sure enough, I guessed it right! Salman looked at Morris: "Do your fighters have stealth capabilities?"
"Of course." Morris agreed: "Of course our fighter planes have low detectability. We took this need into consideration when designing. For example, our air inlet is designed into an S shape, so the inside cannot be seen. The engine blades, for example, our cockpit cover is coated with a gold film, and through various means, the radar reflection area of our Rafale fighter jets is only one-tenth of that of the Mirage 2000."
Salman said this without any guilt. Their aircraft did take this need into consideration, but they did not make large-scale modifications for stealth. Their Rafale fighter jets are still far from full stealth, but In their eyes, it's enough.
“Really?” Salman was interested: “What about the weapon system? Is it built-in?”
“We believe that having built-in weapons will reduce the amount of missiles that can be carried, so we use traditional pylons. Our Rafale fighter jets have fourteen pylons and can carry a large number of weapons, which Eastern aircraft do not have at all.”
East.
Although the air show is still going on, Qin Tao has been at the air show for three days and has nothing to see, so he and his father-in-law returned to the north.
On the plane, Xu Zhengyang introduced the recent situation to Qin Tao.
"Witcher-Fowler began to put pressure on the big players." Xu Zhengyang said: "But Salman did not buy his account at all. Later, the French went to sell Rafale fighter jets to them, but the result is unknown."
Qin Tao nodded: "As for those who know how to do business, of course they are French. The opportunity they chose is very good."
French arms are expensive, but they can still be sold. This is the most surprising thing for many people.
How expensive is it? Take Dassault's best-selling Rafale fighter jet, for example. The unit price is often hundreds of millions of dollars, which is more expensive than the F-22, but there are still people who take advantage of it.
Why?
There are many reasons. For example, they were caught between the United States and the Soviet Union in arms sales. Generally, those who purchased French goods were unable to buy large Mao or American fighter jets. Just like Ah San, they wanted to buy French goods from the United States. Purchasing JSF is just a dream. Therefore, holding one's nose and buying French goods at high prices in an attempt to reach the level of the United States and the Soviet Union is the path that must be taken.
For another example, although French products are expensive, the rebates are high! Many people on the purchasing side can eat it with their mouths watering, even if the price is high.
However, the popularity of the Rafale fighter only happened after the 21st century. Specifically, it was not until after 2015 that it began to gain market recognition. In the 1990s, the situation of the Rafale fighter was still very embarrassing.
This fighter jet was developed by the French in the 1980s. Although it first flew in 1986, due to the French's slow approach, so far, the Rafale fighter jet is only the initial model and can only satisfy When it comes to seizing air superiority, it doesn't have the ability to be multi-functional at all. The radar is also very primitive, and the engine is still the original M88-2. In short, its performance is the kind of thing that's not as good as its predecessors but more than its predecessors.
Of course, many people in later generations also advocated the Rafale, and the most interesting thing was to declare this fighter to be a heavy fighter.
Even with the M88-3, the maximum thrust is only 75 kilonewtons, and the thrust of two engines is only 150 kilonewtons. Can this kind of engine push a heavy fighter? Our J-10C is equipped with a turbofan-10C, and the thrust of one engine exceeds 14 tons. The old Dassault's life-long dream was to build a twin-engine heavy fighter, and it came true in the East's mouth.
At this time, hearing what Qin Tao said, Wu Shengli was a little worried: "Then shall we make some preparations to avoid such a large loss of customers?"
The big dog owner is a big financial owner, and we must not let the big dog owner be fooled away.
“The money has already been given to us, it doesn’t matter even if we leave.” Qin Tao said: “Besides, although the big dogs are rich, they are not the kind of people who are stupid and have too much money. The French cannot fool them.”
If it is after 2015, maybe the French can really fool the big investors, but now, the Rafale fighter jet is still an empty shell. Do you really think that they are stupid if they want to use this kind of aircraft to fool the big investors?
Wu Shengli nodded. He deeply agreed with Qin Tao's judgment.
“However, that Pingkov is so abominable! He actually wants to step on our bodies, so we need to show him how powerful he is.” Qin Tao said.
"Let Zhang Zhong go up." Wu Shengli said, "Zhang Zhong is the best at doing this kind of thing."
"That's right, let Zhang Zhong go up and completely expose Pingkov's ugly face. After we go back, I have to make a careful calculation with Zhang Zhong. Although Pingkov's background was exposed last time, it is obvious that this guy He is so thick-skinned that he is not ashamed even if he is called a traitor, so we have to defeat him professionally."
Pingkov's old background has long been exposed, but just like you can never wake up a person who is pretending to sleep, for a **** traitor like Pingkov, it is meaningless to scold him. This guy doesn't care at all. .
You have to make this guy miserable in the area he is best at!
After getting off the plane, Qin Tao ran to find Zhang Zhong. That night, a new episode of Zhang Zhong’s program began.
"At our air show, a pseudo-military expert appeared. He once compared himself to Zhukov and called him Pingkov. However, this was completely imitating others and made people laugh. He once liked to call himself a military expert the most, but now , let us reveal the true face of this military mastermind."
Zhang Zhong has never been afraid of anyone when fighting in the media. This time he vented his anger on Mr. Qin, and he was even more full of fighting spirit.
"Let's look at it first. What Pingkov is most proud of is predicting the military use of the Varyag. When the Mingzhou Group purchased the Varyag, he categorically said that the warship was for military use. After various incidents, this warship really became a military purpose, which made him a magic stick." Zhang Zhong introduced enthusiastically: "Later, we looked through a lot of information and found what Zhang Zhong wrote There are other reports, one of which is completely contrary to this statement!”
This issue of the newspaper appeared on the TV screen, and it is also the mainstream international military media.
"In this issue, Pinkov compared the Varyag to a piece of scrap metal that no one wants, claiming that the warship will sink at any time and has no military value at all. From this report, we can see Looking at Pingkov’s poor performance, he predicted various situations, and then waited until things evolved before looking for the most consistent publicity with the facts. This kind of prediction game is a common scam!”
"As an unprofessional military reporter, Pinkov has also made many shocking remarks. Today we have found them all. For example, in this article, he publicly declared that the IDF fighter jets are so powerful that even the J-30 Even an A is no match." Zhang Zhong held this report in his hand, with a hint of ridicule in his tone: "We would like to know, can a propeller aircraft from the World War II era still play a role in modern warfare? How much did Pingkov charge for this report?"
Completely defeat the opponent in the area where the opponent is best and ruin the opponent's reputation! What a clown, he's just a clown!
(End of this chapter)